The Red Room and The Monkey's Paw(Compare and Contrast)
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War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds: How does the writer present the themes and reflect the society and historical ideas of the time in 'The War of the Worlds' by H.G. Wells? The brilliance behind the science fiction action story,' The War of the Worlds' is the articulate H.G. Wells whose unique style of writing has significantly influenced both modern and 1950's societies, which is justified by the fact that several successful attempts to remake the classic story into an action movie has proved very flourishing with box office figures therefore proving its appeal. His severe attraction to English literature started at the age of seven when he broke his leg and was housed for two months. His attraction to science was most likely sparked by the fact that he obviously enjoyed the subject since he obtained a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London and studied biology under T.H. Previous scientifically inspiring novels include; The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Dr. Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897) whom all resemble the same genre that for many readers proved to be interesting. Wells, however, wrote short stories, mainstream fiction, and non-fiction essays his entire life, most of them espousing in some form or another his views on humanity, society, and the direction he saw the world going. Some of these works were also science fictional in nature. Technology plays a
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Wide Reading Mrs Turner Cutting The Grass & The Purple Pileus Comparison Both Stories Concentrate on How People Appear To Others. Discuss The Way Each Writer Uses Comic Elements To Achieve A Serious Effect. Both "The Purple Pileus" and "Mrs. Turner Cutting the grass" have many similarities, of which the most significant is the way both stories are concerned about how other people judge the appearances and values of the central characters. However, the authors differ, with regard to how they go about illustrating this theme to the reader. Carol Shield invites us to observe the process of pre-judgemental thoughts; she uses comedy to allow the reader to deride Mrs Turner's character, yet with a subtle twist, suggests that it is human nature to make snap judgments and possess negative prejudices about other people, but it's wrong. The devices she uses to achieve this are built within us; she manipulates our thought-process using subtle, light-hearted humour to make us form a negative view of Mrs Tuner, but then she exposes Mrs. Turner's history to us and that same comedy just doesn't seem funny anymore. For example, she provokes the other characters, such as The Sascher's and the High School girls to make these piss-taking judgements and, as readers we laugh with them, but in the end it is they who we see in a negative sense for being prejudiced. After we learn more about Mrs
Short Story discussion of
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English Coursework on Comparing Two Horror Short Stories : The Monkey's Paw and The Red Room
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OCR English Coursework: To What Extent Do The Short Stories You Have Read Reveal A 19th Century Preoccupation With The Supernatural? Coursework Criteria Met: Writing To Analyse Pre-20th Century Prose Placing Text Within Socio-Historic Context 'Religion, of which the rewards are distant, and which is animated only by Faith and Hope, will glide by degrees out of the mind, unless it be invigorated and reimpressed by external ordinances by stated calls to worship, and the salutary influence of example,' (Samuel Johnson). During the 19th Century, there was an apparent preoccupation with the Supernatural, and this was conveyed through the extremely popular 'Short Stories'. New scientific revelations such as 'The Origin of Species' questioned the reality of the traditional beliefs of an omniscient, benevolent, omnipotent God. With the industrial revolution, received wisdoms were discovered, enabling the masses to question their own beliefs. People had begun to develop a preoccupation with the unknown. Popularity of the genre rose when the serialisation of literature through magazines made the succinct style of writing accessible to the general public. Both short stories contain underlying revelations concerning the 19th Century preoccupation with the supernatural. The Red Room focuses upon embracing the unknown, and a journey from scepticism to reverence for the unknown,